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Sony PlayStation Network Back Online

Massive security breach affected more than 100 million accounts

06/02/2011 | By | ConsumerAffairs.com | ID Theft

Sony Corp. says it is fully restoring its PlayStation Network in the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia today. The service was shut down for several weeks after hackers stole customer data.

Sony said services are set to resume in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.

Customers will also be able to download music again on their PlayStation3 consoles and PCs through Sony's Qriocity music service.

Sony shut down the network after a massive security breach that affected more than 100 million online accounts and embarrassed the tech giant. The company said last week that credit card companies have not reported any rise in fraudulent credit card transactions as a result of the attack.

On its official PlayStation Blog, Sony said, “The PlayStation Store is back online and thank you everyone for your patience.”

Sony said it has added to its lineup during the time the network was down.

“You will notice a huge lineup of new downloadable games, demos, add-on content, themes, avatars, and videos. Also, PlayStation Plus has been updated with new full game trials, free games, and DLC, free avatars and even more discounts,” the blog posting said.

 

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